Texas History Review

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Which tribe of Native Americans most likely depended on fish as a food source?

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Karakawa

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What would be a good title for the list: *Good soil for farming, *Cheap land, *Land close to rivers and streams?

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Reasons Settlers Moved to Texas

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Who was this explorer?

• He was shipwrecked on Galveston Island and lived with the Karankawa Indians
• He was one of the 1st Europeans to explore Texas
• He wrote descriptions of what he found

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Cabeza de Vaca

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Why was geography important to settlers moving to Texas?

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They needed fresh water and trees for timber to build homes and grow crops

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How did people in early Texas earn a living based on the introduction of cattle, horses, sheep, and goats?

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ranching

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What was the purpose of a mission like the one pictured above?

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to convert the American Indians to Christianity

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What can you conclude about the growth of Texas based on the information that Mexico owned the land known as Texas today, made agreements with empresarios, and gave them large areas of land?

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The empresarios helped bring settlers to Texas

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Events: 1. Stephen F. Austin was arrested for supporting Texas Independence. 2. Texas militia fired a cannon at Mexican soldiers in Gonzales. 3. Delegates declared independence from Mexico at Washington-on-the-Brazos. What major event in Texas History do these events describe?

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The Texas Revolution